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Episode-111- Listener Questions for 12-18-08

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Modern Survival| 9 Comments
Episode-111- Listener Questions for 12-18-08 [ 47:41 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today will be another listener questions answered show. Today we will answer questions about…

  • Two gun safes going out in tomorrows Listener Appreciation Contest
  • Getting involved with our forum
  • Please vote in a poll for our coming TSP T-Shirts
  • Advice for a young pair of survivalists “stuck” looking for what to do next
  • Don’t fall into the “you deserve it trap”
  • Getting started with hunting
  • Recreational hunting is the way to learn to hunt, don’t wait until you need it eat
  • Basic and advanced water storage options
  • Thoughts on rain barrels, swimming pools and wells
  • Why the UAW active worker isn’t the problem for GM, Ford and Chrysler and who really is (it is still the UAW)
  • A great alternative to the auto bail out?
  • The lesson of unintended consequences that applies to everything from survival situations, to economics to politics

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.

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Episode-75- Basics and Thoughts on Reloading

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Modern Survival| 4 Comments
Episode-75- Basics and Thoughts on Reloading [ 45:38 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today I took a shot at a show on reloading.  It may be a bit fragmented as discussion a detailed process with out video or images is difficult, but many have asked for a reloading show so we now have one.

Tune in today to hear…

  • The basic process of reloading
  • Why custom ammo is more accurate and what custom means to a reloader
  • How you can load rounds and combination of components you can’t get from
  • Why reloading saves money
  • Thoughts on not over doing your fist purchases
  • How powder is measured by volume and checked by a scale
  • The importance of origination and a system for safety
  • Recommended manuals that give easy to understand instructions and good data
  • My recommendation on the Lee Anniversary Kit as a starter
  • Choosing a single stage press when you start out
  • Thoughts on a progressive press for high volume loading
  • The survival value of reloading
  • A bit on casting your own bullets
  • The value of “reduced loads”

Load Data for my Reduced 44 Special Load (From the Lee Manual – First Edition, Do NOT reduce further)

This is a 44 Special Load from an older Lee Manual.  Do NOT reduce any further!

300 Grain Lead Bullet
Standard Large Pistol Primer
9.8-11.5 grains of H227

I settled on an even 10 Grains of Powder.  In a 20 Inch barreled 1894 Marlin 44 Magnum it is quieter then most Break Barrel Pellet guns and will penetrate 7 inches of solid pressure treated lumber at 25 yards and is accurate to about 50 yards before the low velocity takes over and drop becomes extreme.

Similar loads should be possible for rounds like,

357 Mag – Try light 38 Spc Loads
45 Colt – Try Cowboy Action Loads to start out

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Episode-52- Basics of the Bow and Bow Hunting for Survival Living

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Modern Survival| 8 Comments
Episode-52- Basics of the Bow and Bow Hunting for Survival Living [ 44:48 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Note – Today’s podcast has some audio issues, it seems my mic was not properly plugged in and the external mic did all the recording.  I decided to post the show with the issues, rather then simply not post it at all.  Be assured that the audio quality going forward will return to what it has been recently.

Tune in today and get a primer on bow hunting and learn all about the great sport of archery hunting.  I first started bow hunting at 13 and after well over 20 years it is still the most exciting form of hunting I have ever done.  Tune in to hear…

  • Choosing between long, recurve and compound bows
  • The cross bow its real advantages and the myths about it as well
  • Why some states allow cross bows in archery season and others don’t and why both are right to do so
  • How I started bow hunting
  • Your responsibility as a bow hunter
  • What it is like to be “busted” while drawing the bow on a deer
  • Different broad heads – shoot what shoots best for your bow
  • Finding a good archery shop
  • Why most should start with a compound bow
  • My feeling about mechanical releases
  • The role of the bow in survival living
  • How bow hunting makes you a true predator
  • The spiritual side of bow hunting

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.

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